RAGE

I found this article about rage and thought it was good. As I read these things, clarity often comes to me - "Oh, that's what is going on!"

http://www.abuseandrelationships.org/Content/Behaviors/rage.html

This part, in particular, in extremely familiar to me:

"An outburst can occur several times a day, or every few months. The outburst is followed by a period when the primary aggressor's arousal is low and they may act kindly or remorseful. This is sometimes called the honeymoon period. The desire for control remains however."

This, too, is amazingly familiar:

"Survivors that are in relationship with a raging person feel the effects of the rage all the time because they are walking on eggshells trying to prevent an outburst. The primary aggressor, on the other hand, after an episode both tends to feel better, and to quickly develop 'amnesia' about what happened."



http://datingasociopath.com/2013/06/15/the-cycle-of-abuse-in-a-relationship-with-the-sociopath-or-narcissist/

It is confirming to me that I'm not just imagining this. For what that's worth.